Table 1.
Survey weighted participant characteristics overall and stratified by baseline hypertension status (N=4,419)
| Characteristic | Overall (N=4,419) |
No Hypertension (N=2,847) |
Hypertension (N=1,572) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Age, mean years (SD) | 56 (9) | 54 (8) | 60 (8) |
| Household income, mean thousand dollars (SD) | 43 (28) | 44 (27) | 42 (30) |
| Body mass index, mean kg/m2 (SD) | 28 (6) | 26 (5) | 31 (7) |
| Physical activity, mean METs (SD) | 51 (32) | 53 (31) | 47 (31) |
| DASH, mean score (SD) | 24 (5) | 24 (5) | 24 (5) |
| Smoking history, mean pack-years (SD) | 7 (13) | 6 (11) | 9 (16) |
| Alcohol use, mean drinks/wk. (SD) | 2.8 (5) | 2.8 (4) | 2.8 (6) |
| Parity, mean number (SD) | 1.9 (1) | 1.8 (1) | 2.1 (1) |
| SBP, mean mmHg (SD) | 115 (14) | 111 (11) | 123 (15) |
| DBP, mean mmHg (SD) | 72 (9) | 71 (8) | 76 (10) |
| Race (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 90 | 93 | 85 |
| Black | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| Education (%) | |||
| High school/GED or less | 15 | 13 | 20 |
| Some college | 33 | 31 | 38 |
| College graduate or more | 52 | 56 | 42 |
| Smoking status (%) | |||
| Never | 54 | 56 | 52 |
| Former | 37 | 35 | 40 |
| Current | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Menopause status (%) | |||
| Premenopausal | 32 | 40 | 18 |
| Postmenopausal | 68 | 60 | 82 |
| Hormone therapy1 (%) | |||
| Non-user | 86 | 86 | 87 |
| Currently using | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Hormone birth control (%) | |||
| Non-user | 96 | 94 | 99 |
| Currently using | 4 | 6 | 1 |
1
Among postmenopausal women